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Analyses documented observations made in Paris and in New Orleans about the exercise of royal power over French subjects and colonial Louisiana stories that laid bare the arbitrary powers and abuses that the government could exert on its people against their will.

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“Clearly and concisely executed, Rumors of Revolution makes an important contribution to the study of French writing about the Louisiana colony in the 1700s. There has not been a book like this published for more than fifty years.” - Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon, co-editor of The Memoir of Lieutenant Dumont

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Regent's Seduction
  • 2. Enlightenment Travelers: Scientific Description as a Critique of Monarchy
  • 3. Louisiana Finds Its Voice: The Revolt of 1768
  • 4. The Sentimental Aftermath of the Revolt
  • 5. In the Age of Revolutions
  • Conclusion

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813949611, 978-0813949611
      ISBN10: 0813949610
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      Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses documented observations made in Paris and in New Orleans about the exercise of royal power over French subjects and colonial Louisiana stories that laid bare the arbitrary powers and abuses that the government could exert on its people against their will.

      Trade Review
      “Clearly and concisely executed, Rumors of Revolution makes an important contribution to the study of French writing about the Louisiana colony in the 1700s. There has not been a book like this published for more than fifty years.” - Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon, co-editor of The Memoir of Lieutenant Dumont

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • 1. The Regent's Seduction
      • 2. Enlightenment Travelers: Scientific Description as a Critique of Monarchy
      • 3. Louisiana Finds Its Voice: The Revolt of 1768
      • 4. The Sentimental Aftermath of the Revolt
      • 5. In the Age of Revolutions
      • Conclusion

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